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rAGE TEN
LOUIS WEBB CONVICTED
SETTING FOREST FIRES
THE ROGUE RIVER COCKIER
U of O Glee Glub, Opera House, Tues. Dec. 21
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Louis It. Webb, of Dcerlng, Ore.,
.fcnU(, tihil for rnaltc IohkIv sottlim
fire within a wtlonal .forest vas hdd
in the dlHtrlct court for the Northern
-DiHtrlct of California at San Fran
ci. -'i '.n the 15th inbtant, resulted in
IU . o:ivicU"i: and he was sentenced
to ..no year la Alameda county Jail.
In Air,-! i. ;f l'JOS Louis H. Webb,
in ff.vn.aiiy with .Martin Peterson
and Von V.Tlllani AbIi, of Deerlng,
yeht. on a hunt in;,' and fishing trip
to Saddle For ' k, a tributary of
Elk river in 1 Nolle county, Cal.
Webb, with PeterH.on decided to fih
and after purlins with Ash, they tra
veled on the trail to Saddle Bar
creek where Webb, bo It Is claimed,
deliberately set fire to dry leaves
along the trail for a distance of three
miles. The immediate motive was
probably to drive the deer from his
lde of the ridge to the other where
parties were hunting at the time,
but back of it was a more probable
motive. Webb, with neighbors, had
made efforts to have certain lands
within the Siskiyou National forest
listed as agricultural and opened to
entry under the Act of June 11, 1906.
Al the lands did not come under the
act they could not be listed, owing
to the timber values. This action of
the forest officers made Webb the
enemy to the forest service at once
and he severely criticized the actions
of the local foreBt officers.
Webb was at once suspected when
It was learned that he was in the vi
cinity on a hunting trip when the fire
started and after Borne effort a state
ment was obtained from Martin
Peterson, who was an eye witness,
that Webb had set fires along tho
trail. Webb then made affidavit that
lie had set the fires as a back fire
to protect two small cabins which
were in the vicinity, claiming that
a fire was already raging. The cab
ins were not the property of Webb
and were probably of $25 value.
The first trial of Webb was on
December 28, 1908, in the same
court, which resulted In the disagree
ment of the Jury, it standing 9 for
conviction and 3 for acquittal. The
testimony of witnesses that there
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Burns Powell. . Q . Tuesday, December 2 1. The program promised is a com-
The above is the Oregon Glee Club which shows in the Grants Pass Opera House
blnatlon of snappy college songs, comical grand opera burlesques and excellent solos.
PRIDAV, DECEMBER 17,
33 HUGE FREIGHT
ENGINES FOR THE S. P,
Probably the most remarkable
comotive order in the history of Jf
roads is being delivered to th : "
crn Pacific. It consists of 33 froigv'
, . iui. uwiici compound
Tivpnlv-rmo r.T thr.o ..
, ' , ' i me sam
mm an iwo wnicn now are at
on me. moiintain division of ti
Southern Pacific. These 'elS
weigh 200 tons and are In facti
loconiotires In one. A peculiar' f, J
is that sonic of the railroads betwee)
um; eastern . worKS and the we?vJ
u. pmiHuun reniseu to haul therf
over ineir tracks, rcarins both hi
tne tracKs anu the bridges. DrspitJ
thh fact, the Southeru Pnrin n..l
.v. v,, iitjj-
ed 20 locon'.olives of this kind anl
weight, knowing that thev wero r.J
especially hard on track. "Each o
the monsters cost $30,000.
Those Christmas Stamps.
Some people seem to have the idea ;
that they can make their money do
double duty at Christmas time, and
that the pennies they pay to secure
lAN INSIGHT INTO
set the fires left a doubt in the
minds of three of the Jurors as to
intent, hence the disagreement. Thi3
fact was dlsproven at the trial Just
closed.
The fire burned over many square
miles and destroyed thousands of
, u rxf oaui. "n. v. - - i clear lucu ui i rewuvi iot... --
dollars worth of timber, much or . - 8tampg placed ' f haa taVon Aoon hnld of the nub
soup," said the doctor, cheerfully,
"t will however, ask you to try it.
FLETCHERISM 11 wlu ,rnprove the 80UP and help
J "Never eat when worried, nervous
a Ww York newsnaner nas ine or anzry. It is maKing anu aoaoru
For Xmas Sabin has gift book?
1-1- .i
lets.
Don't fail to read the Silver WarJ
Ad of the Rogue "River Hdwe, Co 01?
page 3 of this issue.
that tne pennies llicj ya.j wi n. irw uv..ri ui ow " "
rhnrltv stanins are good with Un-le ,h,h wlll elve a pretty 1 ing poison to do it. You should chew
vnr Tnrio Hnp not obiect to ! ,j' , i7iMv,.riam Tho move- vour food thirty-two times every;
oaiM. v. - clear iucu. ui iiciuivna.... .
u Tn Prnao otnmin iilaeed I i-, vio nuVi. mniithf ui. If you do this, you Will
nuviiiH mo 11 v-.v- r- - i mem nas wkbu u-u umu , .
which was owned by Grants rasa on ,etters and packages, either front ; ,fc mlpd and lg rapl(ily extending live to a great age.'
people. The lands where the fire on corner but theyor whnlA rftlintPT and through-
people. The lands where tne nre hM on ftny corner but they
burned were almost all In private the tran8.
ownership. The government spent m)ggon of thg parcel of ma matter,
thousands of dollars to quench the gtampg lsg(jed by the government are
fire and the forest officers were sue- Qnly ones recognlzed by the can.
cessful in keeping it from crossing ng machines, and if you depend
the Oregon and California line. j qr thg Chrgtmaa 8tamp y0UP fath is
. . , 1 ill founded, for your letter will be re
The symptoms of kW" lub, turned to you or sent to the dead let
are urinary disorders, weak back and '
backache, rheumatism and rheumatic ter office.
pains and twinges, pains In the groin, j Letters addressed to points in
etc. There Is nothing as good for Qreat nritian and her colonies will
SKSSlkS Ynou,not be delivered if they carry stamps
may depend upon them to give -en-'other than the regular postage
tire satisfaction. They are antl-, stamps. In Germany they are per
Beptlc, act promptly and Bootho the nitted on the back of letters only,
pain. Sold by all druggists. F,rgt pace a postage stamp on
The ladies of Presbyterian church vour 1f,ter ?,nd thn ,add a Chrlst"
wisn to announce that their cook maa Btlcker lf yu deslre
book will be ready and for Bale about !
was a fire burning at the time Webb j December 18. ll-26-3t Clemens Sells Fountain Pens.
over the whole country and through
out Europe. It Is simply a preventive
of most of the Ills to which lesh is
heir, but here Is the clipping:
"If you want to be fashionable and
In style, you mii3t chew your food,"
was the observation made today by
Horace Fletcher, M. D., the famous
exponent of rational eating.
Dr. Fletcher, who with his wife
sailed abroad on the steamship Sla-
vonia to observe mastication In for
eign lands, added the comforting in
telligence: "In five years from, now it will not
be considered respectable to be sick."
Dr. Fletcher Bays the great Bource
of unhapplness In the world comes
from the mouth.
"You may feel like redlcullng the
idea that is well to chew your
A pair of Draw Cut Slieurs will
please your wife or mother for a
Christmas present. We guarantee
every pair we sell. Rogue River
Hdwe. Co.
Auction sale continued. This
large stock got to be sold. Most high
grade valuable line of Jewelry, Sil
verware, Cut Glass, China and Clocks
will be sold regardless of cost or
value, at your own price. Call in
and see for yourself that we have the
best up-to-date line. Complete se
lection beautiful Xmas presents, at
whatever it will bring. Carlquist &
Co. 501 Front street 12-17-lt
Smith's Guaranteed for 25 Years
Soup Ladles for $2.25, at Rogue
River Hdwe Co.'s.
TREES
Fruit, Shade
Ornamental
CYPRESS AXI) PRIVET HEDcJ
PLANTS j
Urape Roots
First class, 4 to 6 feet, 1
year old trees in Apple,
Pear, Peach, Cherry, Etc.
It will pay you to see tne be-
fore buying. Special prices
on large orders.
J.T.Taylor
Office In Brick, near Court HoubI
Opticfen
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You will agree with me that it is not a very easy matter to choose presents for your friends,
so if these suggestions will help you, call and get what you want from my large stock
Diamonds
A Uintr, actually worth 100 cash, will
soil for $OU.UU
A Rinir, actuallv worth $80, will . sell
for
A Kintf, actually worth $10, will sell qq
A Kin;;, actually worth $20, will soli QQ
A Rlnu', actually worth $H5, will soil t, 0A
for 3lZ.ou
A Rinu;, actually worth $10, will soli 0 nA
for ' O.UU
.1 have any quantity of S'w Diamond Rimes at prices
that cannot he beaten in tho city, lf you want a Dia
mond for your wife, your sweetheart, daughter or
yourself, don't fail to look my stock oyer.
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. Silverware
T have a good assortment of Solid Sterling Silver
Flat-ware.
T have Silvor-Plntpfl Tvnivos and Forks from $2:50
iter set mi 'to $3.5
Solid Silver Teaspoons, good weight, at, per set, $4.51
I" nil line of Berry Spoons, Pic Knives, Carving W
and all at prices that arc as low as can be sold..
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Gold Jewelry
of the Best Makes
Cuff Pins; whv some of the Brooches will just maM
you want them; Cuff Buttons, Cuff Links, StickpinsI
Chains, Lorgnettes, La Vallicres Neck Chains, and ij
win guaraniec you tne largest assortment ui
lets in the city to pick from.
Watches
1 have tho largest stock of "Watches
in this citv. 1 handle the Klgins,
Wallhains llamiltons and personally
stand hack of every Watch sold. I
will place these Watches against any,
and for beauty and workmanship all
vou need to ilo is to compare them
with others. 1 buy Watches by the
hundreds and of exquisite designs,
with reliable timekeeping move
ments. Tell me what you want I
have it.
SF.E MK
rou n.vuY
Silver Clip
Napkin King
Knife, fork and Spoon
Neik Chain
Locket
Kaliy KIhk
Kracelrt
rou mm: vui (j i.ady
mill's rn.iiiviia
Nerk Chain In rolled roM plate or
solid cold
l.oW.i ti with or without diamonds
A rli e KImu
Cold Wat rh. $15 to $('.0
IVoiK h, Hrui't'h't
Trail rin. Gold Tlu
liar Screw for non pierced ear
1011 ll Hi Yol'XO MAN
Sthk Tin from COc to $7.50
Watch Chain
C'utr Links
Match llox
'est Chain
Koh
Fnnntaln Ton
Klnn
l.odiu; l'ln or Charm
Cigarette Cutter
rou lATiiru
Cold Spectacles
IV tin h;iMo llamllo I'lnbiella
CU'ld Wntch or Chain
Wutei i;:au' Fountain l'cn
Sou(!'li' Spoon of Omuls
l'a,
IOU MOTIIliK
(iold or Silver Thimble
Silk I'tnl.rtUa
Hold W.it.h
Nice Mi'oocli
Fine .V.;u,U l Clock
Set Sllvi Tcaspi im.s
i ok wiit:
Mat l'ln. larue ns-iortnient
StnrM Hold Watch
l.iu Flu w Ith lMnnioiid
Silver Knives and Forks
Sash Fin
Urooi h
F.a r ret to
Collar Fln
l'Olt lltSll.YM)
Cold Wateh
Vest Chain, solid or rolled
Kf'lcl
I od ;n Charm
Fountain Ten
Sl ;in t Fine;
Minionnd Stick Fin
l'i'ie I'uibrclla
Umbrellas
I handle the Hull line; the handle?
arc in solid silver, gold or gold-filled
and arc built like a gold watch case,
simply, strong, elegant and durable.
One of these handles will wear out
several tops. The handles are scpar
able from the tops, permitting yoi
to carry a complete Umbrella in youl
grip or trunk. Each and every w
die guaranteed.